Joining Your Holiday

There are three ways to join your Skills holiday – hop on at one of our local pick-up points, let us collect you from your door, or make your own way and save. Everything you need is on this page.

Joining your Skills Holiday

Joining a Skills Holiday has never been easier. With our convenient pick-up points located throughout the East Midlands, South Yorkshire and now the South East, there's bound to be one close to you. Each location also has convenient parking nearby.

To find your nearest pickup location, please enter your postcode below.

Please note: if you can't see a pickup near you listed and you are looking to travel in a larger group, please ask and we will do what we can to accommodate you.

Pick-up points by area

Derbyshire

Alfreton Bus Station ▴ ▬
Chesterfield Coach Station ▴
Derby Bus Station
Ilkeston Wharncliffe Road ▴ ▬
Heanor Market Place ▴ ▬
Long Eaton The Green ▴
Ripley Market Place ▴ ▬

Leicestershire

Leicester St. Margaret’s Bus Station
Leicester Fosse Park
Leicester Forest East Services NEW
Loughborough The Rushes
Lutterworth George Street

Nottinghamshire

Arnold High Street
Beeston Lace Road ▴
Bulwell Sellers Wood Drive
Mansfield Walkden Street
Nottingham Mount Street
Toton Tram Stop ▴

South Yorkshire

Rotherham Transport Hub ▬
Sheffield Pond Street ▴ ▬

South-Eastern England

Medway Services M2 NEW •
South Mimms Services M25 NEW •
Thurrock Services M25 NEW •

▴ Available on holidays of 4 days or more
• Available on selected European holidays
▬ £20pp supplement

Please note — we will confirm your pick-up time at least seven days prior, by email, text message or calling. Timings are subject to change for operational efficiency.

Our Door-to-Door Service

We understand that when booking a holiday, you want total relaxation and peace of mind; that’s why we are now able to offer our popular Door-to-Door service on our Signature, Select & Optimum Experience breaks of 5 days or more.

This service is available throughout most of the East Midlands and South Yorkshire for a small supplement. Please refer to our pricing key and map for further details.

Door-to-Door service map

Pricing key

Zone 1 – Blue
£35pp
Zone 2 – Orange
£45pp
Zone 3 – Purple
£50pp
Zone 4 – Yellow
£80pp
Zone 5 – Green
£95pp

Prices shown are per person (pp).

Save & Self-Drive

If you would prefer to make your own way to your hotel by car, Skills are now able to offer the following self-drive discounts:

£20 per person reduction on all of our holidays to mainland UK of 5–6 days

£30 per person reduction on all our holidays to mainland UK of 7 days or more

A coach seat will still be reserved for you for the duration of the holiday so you can still enjoy the full range of excursions listed in the itinerary and the hotel accommodation will still be included too. Prices exclude any car parking charges that may be applicable at your selected hotel.

To discuss this further or to check availability please call a member of our Holiday Team:

Call us0115 9770 080